'Playing With Life Of Citizens': Supreme Court Asks Bihar Govt. About Steps Taken To Stop Fake Pharmacists From Functioning

"What steps are taken to stop fake pharmacists from functioning?", The Supreme Court asked the State of Bihar while considering a Special Leave Petition that raised this issue.One Mukesh Kumar had filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Patna High Court in which he alleged that in various Govt. Hospitals, the persons, who are not a registered Pharmacist are being allowed to discharge...

Reliance Industrial Holdings and Biomatrix Not Associated Enterprises, No income Escaped : ITAT

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that Reliance Industrial Holdings and Biomatrix were associated enterprises, and, therefore, it could not be said that any income on account of Arm's Length Pricing (ALP) has escaped assessment.The two-member bench headed by Pramod Kumar (Vice President) and Sandeep S. Karhail (Judicial Member) has quashed the...

Extend Proper Facilities To Sabarimala Pilgrims During Mandala-Makaravilakku Festival: Kerala HC To Devaswom Boards

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Travancore Devaswom Board and the Cochin Devaswom Board to ensure that proper facilities are provided to Sabarimala pilgrims in the temples under their management during Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season of 1198 ME (2022-23)."The Temple Advisory Committees of those temples, which are identified as Sabarimala Edathavalams, and also other...

Liability To Deduct TDS Under Section 201 of Income Tax Act Is A Vicarious Liability, Which Ends With Discharge Of Principal Liability Of Recipient Of Income: ITAT

The Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that the liability to deduct tax at source (TDS) under Section 201 read with Section 195 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, is a vicarious liability of the payer of an income and thus, the liability to deduct TDS ceases to exist when the primary liability of the recipient of income is already discharged. The Bench of...

Punjab & Haryana HC Protects Deepak Chaurasia From Arrest In POCSO Case, Directs Him To Appear In Trial Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday stayed the arrest of news anchor Deepak Chaurasia in a POCSO Act case and directed him to appear before the trial court in Gurgaon on or before November 17.Justice Vivek Puri said Chaurasia shall move an application for bail and recall of warrant of arrest, before the Gurgaon court."It is further directed that the arrest of the petitioner shall...

Model Code Of Conduct Violation Case | Jharkhand High Court Quashes Case Against CM Hemant Soren

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings instituted against Chief Minister Hemant Soren for allegedly violating the model code of conduct during the 2019 Assembly elections in the state. The instant case pertains to the polling day in Ranchi on May 06, 2019, when CM Soren had gone to a polling booth to cast his vote along with his wife wherein he had allegedly...

Orissa High Court Quarterly Digest: July-September 2022

Nominal Index: 1. State of Odisha & Ors. v. Radhakanta Tripathy & Anr., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 109 2. Gobardhan Gadaba @ Gadava v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 110 3. Naba Krishna Mahapatra v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 111 4. Kishore Bira v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 112 5. M/s. Patel Brothers &...

Collection Of Material By Registrar Not Necessary Before Initiating Suo Moto Enquiry U/S 32 MP Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam: High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that the power of Registrar under Section 32 of the MP Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973 is not bound by the prerequisite of having certain findings or materials to initiate an enquiry suo moto. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal Mishra observed- It is apt to indicate that in various...

MP High Court Orders State To Disburse ₹50 Lakh Insurance To Kin Of Anganwadi Worker Who Died In Accident While Performing COVID-19 Duties

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently directed the State to pay insurance money worth Rs. 50 Lakhs under the scheme of Mukhyamantri Covid 19 Yodha Kalyan Yojana to the daughter of an Anganwadi Worker who died in an accident while performing her COVID-19 duties. Facts of the case were that the Petitioner's mother was serving as an Anganwadi Worker in her village...

Rising Need Of Qualified Doctors In India: Delhi High Court Slams NMC For Violating Norms, Presenting 'False Facts' To Deny College Relief

Emphasising on the growing need of qualified doctors in the country, the Delhi High Court has observed that deserving medical colleges must not be unfairly denied the opportunity to contribute in enhancing the strength of medical professionals.Justice Sanjeev Narula said that augmentation of medical infrastructure is crucial, and hence, the role of regulatory bodies like National...

'Society's Outrage No Justification To Suppress Free Speech': Delhi Court Dismisses Complaint Against Kerala MLA KT Jaleel

Observing that India's secular thread and fraternity cannot be assumed to be so feeble that it would "break or get bruised" on "random statements of selfish politicians", a Delhi Court has dismissed a complaint filed against Kerala MLA K.T. Jaleel over his recent remarks regarding Kashmir on social media. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts...

Power Of Sessions Judge U/S 409 CrPC To Recall Case Cannot Be Exercised Once Trial Has Commenced Before ASJ: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday observed that the Principal Sessions Judge of a district has no jurisdiction to withdraw/recall a case, in which trial/hearing has commenced before an Additional Sessions Judge as provided in Section 409(2) of CrPC. The observations were made by Justice M A Chowdhary while hearing a plea through the medium of which the...